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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

1973 · 99 min

A gritty, fast-moving yakuza tragedy that immerses you in a world of shifting loyalties and sudden violence, leaving a lingering sense of futility.

Overview
Repeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog Katsutoshi Otomo draws our series' hero, Shozo Hirono, and the other yakuza into a new round of bloodshed.

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • violence
  • power
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance3
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Details

Genres
drama, crime, action
Directed by
Kinji Fukasaku
Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
99 min
Country
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Languages
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